Have you ever heard or read a news item which announced "A politician said ...." or "A novelist wrote..." or "A director has made a film"?
Or one which omitted to give details of the title of the book or release dates of the film?
So why is this a perfectly normal, in fact the usual form used for scientific, technical or other forms of news?
Today we are told about claims by "medical researchers" about the safety of the Pill. Who are these people? Where do I find the report so that I can evaluate the claims for myself?
One thing is for sure. Theres no point relying on journalists for this. Unless they are very specialist they dont have a clue; they pride themselves in being no good at sums, fail even to ask the basic questions of who, when, how, where & why
